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Blemished Korg Krome 88 Keyboard Workstation 888365955674

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The Krome Music Workstation offers full-length, unlooped samples of every key for a spectacular piano sound. This 88-key keyboard workstation redefines your expectations for an instrument in this clas... Click To Read More About This Product

Gear returned in mint condition. If you're looking for a virtually new instrument in possibly less-than-perfect packaging, this is a great value.

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Gear returned in great condition, with only minor signs of use, such as slight scuffs or pick marks. It looks and plays like new and may be considered an equivalent to display units found in retail stores.

Includes 45-Day, No-Hassle Returns

Includes full manufacturer's warranty

Gear returned in mint condition. If you're looking for a virtually new instrument in possibly less-than-perfect packaging, this is a great value.

Includes 45-Day, No-Hassle Returns

Includes full manufacturer's warranty

Gear returned in great condition, with only minor signs of use, such as slight scuffs or pick marks. It looks and plays like new and may be considered an equivalent to display units found in retail stores.

The Krome Music Workstation offers full-length, unlooped samples of every key for a spectacular piano sound. This 88-key keyboard workstation redefines your expectations for an instrument in this class. Taking its name from the Greek word meaning "color," Krome gives you sonic excellence in a gigging musician's keyboard, providing a limitless palette of sound to bring vivid inspiration your music.

In addition to Korg's well-proven workstation features, Krome features a carefully chosen selection of the top sounds available today for bread-and-butter keyboard instruments such as piano and electric piano, as well as vital and dynamic drum kits, giving you the best of the basics. These highly usable piano, electric piano, and drum sounds by themselves set Krome apart from other keyboards. With sound quality and features normally found in much more expensive instruments, Krome aspires to set a whole new value standard, and become a unique and irreplaceable partner for real-world musicians.

Spectacular Grand Piano breaks new groundPiano sounds are critically important for nearly every keyboard instrument. Krome borrows the impressive "German D Grand" that was created for the Kronos flagship. In addition to the rich sound of 88 full-length unlooped stereo samples, damper resonance is also included. In fact, the PCM memory used for just this "German D Grand" alone occupies several times - even several tens of times - more memory capacity than the entire PCM memory used in a typical workstation or PCM synthesizer. Unless the original sound is impeccable, no amount of parameter editing can create an enjoyable playing experience. The Krome's piano is an example of Korg's passion for every musician to enjoy great sounds played on great instruments. This resonant, authentic, and realistic piano represents a major increase in quality for this class of keyboard.

Electric pianos offering expressive warmth and realismFor many keyboardists, the electric piano sound is just as critical as the acoustic piano sound. Krome features three types of electric pianos. Eight velocity levels have been used to ensure faithful response to the player's expression. Lavish amounts of PCM memory have been used for this purpose, to the extent that just one of these electric piano types contains more sample data than the entire sound memory of a typical PCM synthesizer. In addition, the vintage amps, cabinets, and classic effects so important to these timeless sounds have been realistically modeled, ensuring that everything from the touch to the final sound will be utterly enjoyable.

Studio-quality drum soundsThe built-in drum kits play a major role in song production on any music workstation. Krome contains the same "Jazz Ambience Drums" that can be found on the Korg Kronos. Taking advantage of the high-capacity PCM memory, these sounds capture a dramatically high level of response and realism. Adjusting the mix balance between the direct sound (a mic placed near the head or cymbal) and the ambient sound (recorded from a distant mic to capture the resonance of the room), allows you to create a rich drum sound that has exactly the balance and character that you want.

Colorful palette of soundsIn addition to piano, electric piano, and drums, Krome has a plentiful array of sounds to cover a broad range of styles that will meet a wide variety of needs. Stimulate your creativity by selecting any of the 640 Programs or 288 Combinations. Each one has been carefully created by professional studio and performing musicians to provide exceptional real-world use for both rich clean backing parts or soaring solos. Plus you can tweak, customize, create, and save your own sounds as well.

Drum Track delivers realistic groovesSimply pressing a single button turns on the Drum Track feature, providing realistic grooves played by professionals using the Krome's studio-quality drum sounds. Play along or incorporate them into your music production. In addition to more than 600 preset patterns inherited from Kronos, there's plenty of space for saving user patterns as well. Drum patterns can be created and used with the sequencer, as well as providing a rhythm guide while you play, or they can be used creatively in your live performances.

Dual polyphonic arpeggiatorsIn Combination mode or Sequencer mode, two arpeggiators can be running simultaneously. In addition to standard arpeggio patterns, these arpeggiators can generate guitar or bass riffs, drum patterns, or they can even be used as building blocks for sound design, to create pads, synth sounds, and sound effects that include subtle motion. You're also free to edit any of the patterns to create your own custom originals.

Workstation WonderlandKrome has a full complement of the features you've come to expect from a Korg workstation, starting with the 16-track sequencer. But there's much, much more. Krome comes complete with a rich suite of tools to jumpstart your creative urges. There's the convenient Auto Song Setup function; if inspiration strikes while you're playing a program or combination, simply press the REC switch to start recording immediately. Each Template Song assigns popular sounds to sequencer tracks through pre-routed effects to match a specific musical genre. Achieve lightning-fast arrangements using Korg's Cue List, and build an armada of instant-access patterns using the RPPR (Realtime Pattern/Play Recording) feature. Go back and you can make any changes using the convenient piano-roll editing.

Awesome EffectsThe all-important effect section provides up to five Insert effects, two Master effects, and one Total effect. In addition to great choruses, flangers, phasers, delays, and reverbs, the 193 effect types include dynamic processing effects such as compressor and limiter, evocative effects like the Grain Shifter and Talking Modulator, as well as amp modeling and speaker simulation effects using Korg's proprietary "REMS" modeling technology.

Natural ExpressionKrome 61 and 73 models feature a semi-weighted natural-touch keyboard; the great feel and response are ideal for playing everything from any style of piano, to dynamic organ performance, to pyrotechnic synthesizer solos. Krome 88 is equipped with Korg's NH (Natural Weighted Hammer Action) keyboard, ensuring that every nuance of your playing dynamics will be expressively reflected when playing sounds such as piano or electric piano.

Distinctive designThe dramatic dark colored body provides Krome with an elegantly curved profile. The top control panel is made using two aluminum panels of differing design. The result is a distinctive appearance that projects an unmistakable presence, even on a cluttered stage. In both looks and sound, Krome will make a strong impression on the audience.

Intuitive TouchView interfaceKrome's huge 800 x 480 pixel TouchView Color display can show numerous parameters at once, ensuring great visibility. Simply touch the screen to change sounds or edit parameters. Finger-drag editing is also supported, allowing you to use the onscreen sliders and knobs directly. Numerous functions take advantage of the TouchView interface, such as the piano roll editor, a stopwatch that's convenient for keeping track of a live performance, and a calculator keypad that is convenient for entering numerical values.

USB and SD StorageYou can connect Krome to your computer via USB to easily transfer MIDI data. You can also use an SD card (commercially available) to manage the Krome's data files.

Standalone and Plug-in KRONE Editing SoftwareThe Krome Editor and Krome Plug-In Editor allow you to edit your Krome from your computer while viewing large numbers of parameters simultaneously, or to use Krome in your DAW as if it were a software synthesizer. You can download the latest version of the Krome sound editor from the Korg website.

FEATURES

88-key: NH (Natural Weighted Hammer Action) keyboard

*velocity sensitive is supported, after touch is not supported

*Standard A0 - C8 (transposable in the range [A-1...C7]-[A1...C9])

*The NH keyboard reproduces the touch of an acoustic piano, with a heavier feel in the low register

and a lighter feel in the upper register

EDS-X (Enhanced Definition Synthesis-eXpanded)

Kronos-derived full-length, unlooped piano and drum sounds, plus new electric pianos designed to shine on stage

Electric pianos with eight-level velocity switching for unmatched expressive power

I've only had this keyboard a week or so, but so far my impression is that nothing new or used compares by a long shot in this price range, especially if you're looking to play live with it. Great natural voices and tons of them. Very easy to use in a playing situation (lightest 88 key keyboard on the market right now which is important for gigging, has back-lit buttons, back-lit joystick and fully lighted touch screen menu, includes sequencing capabilities, and on-the-fly assignable effect knobs and joystick buttons.) I find Korg tries to take great care in their sampling and voice generation. The pianos alone are worth the price of keyboard...and releasing a leaner version of their popular workstations for the live player is what Korg seems to do in these last couple iterations of technology. Modeling the M50 after the M3 and here, the Krome after the Kronos. So for me, it was perfect...a players keyboard with the voices and research benefits of one of Korg's top-selling full-blown workstations.

I am an intermediate piano/synth player, so I was looking for a mid-level 88 key keyboard (mainly due to budget constraints). I've had the Korg Krome 88 for a little over a week now; and while I haven't even scratched the surface of what it can do, it is apparent to me that its a powerhouse in the mid-level workstation class. The most important sound for me is the piano; I know there are some better piano sounds on the high end boards out there, but Korg wasn't lying when they said they blew away anything in its price class. The piano sound, having been derived from the Kronos, features beautiful high quality unlooped samples so the sound and decay of each note is completely natural. As for the other sounds, I've come to expect nothing less than outstanding strings, synths, pads, and drums (also unlooped samples) from Korg. When you add other features such as the 7" Touchview display, robust sequencer, and just overall ease of use, its really hard to beat. In my personal opinion, it is the best workstation keyboard in its class and even some above its class. I highly recommend the Korg Krome.

I have had my share of workstations ranging from Roland to Yamaha over the years and recently needed to make some upgrades to my home recording studio. I have researched everything available concerning the latest workstation technologies available including Yamaha and Roland. Korg by far had the best offering in my opinion when it came to quality, ease of use, and price. Out of all the workstations I have had in the past none of them were with the ease of use and quality sounds all in one like this Korg Krome Workstation. I have not even had to crack open the users manual yet to find my way through functions. Its very well laid out in my opinion. This is my very first Korg Workstation and definitely will not be my last Korg product to by. Korg is Awesome and so I give this product a 5 out of 5 stars!

Korg engineers some of the best keyboards in the world. Korg keyboards are the type you want to own and play for a lifetime- no regrets on any of the Korg keyboards I have owned or played. Since I just purchased this keyboard on-line, my only concern other than waiting for its delivery- is a case. Since the Guitar Center didn't post the size of the 88 key model Here it is: KROME-88 = 57.01 x 15.08 x 5.16 inches / 1,448 ? 383 ? 131 mm

If your learning to play piano, or a parent with a teenager wanting to learn how to play a piano- this is the right choice. The piano banks of this keyboard are so real; you would believe it was a full grand piano or a baby upright piano. Yes, it is true you would have to tune the banks to desired sound. Since the quality of the keyboard speaks for itself, the only advise I can add- is go with the 88 key model and don't play with or buy cheap cables and speakers. The speakers would be the only reason I can find someone not wanting play this keyboard. A quality pair of headphones is better than plugging in a $10 pair of speakers. Furthermore, this keyboard is a monster and an expensive investment get a quality case and keyboard stand- before you purchase the keyboard. You will go cheap after you max your bank or credit out to buy the keyboard.

Bought this keyboard for the performance of the keys, never owned a workstation, decided to try this one because of the sound, when I tried it -- never looked back -- learned how to record, and modify sounds -- definitely going to need a 32GB memory card to support all the fun your going to have -- Bought very nice stand -- next purchase is a case for travel back and forth from set -- keep up the good work Korg!!